Republic of Paraguay
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Motto: "Paz y justicia" (Spanish)
"Peace and justice" |
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Capital
and largest city | Asunción
25°16′S57°40′W / 25.267°S 57.667°W / -25.267; -57.667 |
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| Religion | 96.1% Christianity
—88.3% Roman Catholic
—7.8% Other Christian
2.6% No religion
0.4% Other religions
0.8% No answer |
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| Demonym(s) | Paraguayan
Guaraní (colloquial)[3] |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidentialrepublic |
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| Mario Abdo Benítez |
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| Hugo Velázquez |
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| Legislature | Congress |
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| Senate |
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| Chamber of Deputies |
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| Independence from Spain |
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• Declared | 14 May 1811 |
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• Recognized | 25 November 1842 |
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| 24 October 1945 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 406,757 km2 (157,050 sq mi) (60th) |
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• Water (%) | 2.6 |
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| Population |
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• 2020 estimate | 7,292,672[4] (104th) |
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• Density | 17.93/km2 (46.4/sq mi) (210th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $101.075 billion[4] (90th) |
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• Per capita | $15,030 (96th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $44.557 billion[4] (94th) |
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• Per capita | $6,230[4] (94th) |
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| Gini (2018) | 46.2[5]
high |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.728[6]
high · 98th |
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| Currency | Guaraní (PYG) |
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| Time zone | UTC–4 (PYT) |
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| UTC–3 (PYST) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +595 |
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| ISO 3166 code | PY |
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| Internet TLD | .py |
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